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Donnell Gilliam
Donnell Gilliam (1889-1960) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.[1]
Gilliam was nominated by President Harry Truman on May 3, 1945, to a seat vacated by Isaac Melson Meekins; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 15, 1945, and received commission May 18th. He assumed senior status on March 16, 1959, and served in that capacity until his death on March 6, 1960.[1] Gilliam was succeeded in this position by Algernon Butler.
Early life and education
- University of North Carolina, B.A., 1909
- University of North Carolina School of Law, LL.B., 1910[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Tarboro, North Carolina, 1923-1945
- State district solicitor, 1923-1945[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Eastern District of North Carolina
Gilliam was nominated by President Harry Truman on May 3, 1945, to a seat vacated by Isaac Melson Meekins; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 15, 1945, and received commission May 18th. He assumed senior status on March 16, 1959, and served in that capacity until his death on March 6, 1960.[1] Gilliam was succeeded in this position by Algernon Butler.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Gilliam's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Isaac Melson Meekins |
Eastern District of North Carolina 1945–1959 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Algernon Butler
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
